Rep. Mark Newton

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide for a local election to exclude residential short-term rentals from certain taxes levied on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; to provide for terms and conditions; to define a term; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION expressing condemnation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau using the Emergencies Act to end truckers' Freedom Convoy; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to require that all contracts for healthcare coverage or services under the state health benefit plan contain provisions that ensure that laboratory services are available at in-network rates within 50 miles or one hour of a plan member's place of business or residence; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the week of May 1, 2022, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to revise the definition of "rebate"; to require pharmacy benefits managers to disclose the true net cost and final net cost, if applicable, of prescription drugs to insureds; to require pharmacy benefits managers to calculate cost sharing requirements for insureds based on the true net cost of prescription drugs; to provide for remittance of difference in cost sharing payments by insureds based on final net cost; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Community Health to apply for federal approval to allow institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) in this state to qualify for Medicaid reimbursement; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-70 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reports to the Department of Community Health by certain health care facilities and all ambulatory surgical centers and imaging centers and public availability, so as to provide for hospital reporting requirements for extraordinary collection actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for other matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.